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AFTER waiting for five hours amid the heatwave, an avid collector walked away all smiles with a set of commemorative coins in his possession.

The coins were recently launched by Bank Negara Malaysia to mark the 70th anniversary of Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM).

Koay Cheng San, 66, who had been collecting coins for the past 30 years, turned up at the bank's Penang branch in Light Street, George Town, at about 5am.

He said there were already eight people waiting in queue even though the bank only opened at 8.45am.

"I managed to get my hands on 10 Nordic gold brilliant uncirculated coins with a face value of RM1 for RM10.60 each.

"I also got a RM10 silver commemorative coin for RM212. I am sure this coin can fetch up to RM600 in the near future," said the elated pensioner.

Koay revealed that he had wanted to buy another set later, but the coins were already sold out by then.

Another passionate coin collector, Ong Joe Sin, 13, came all the way from Bukit Mertajam and waited for almost four hours.

"I've been collecting coins since nine as I find them very interesting and valuable. I bought these commemorative coins using my own savings," he said.

The silver and Nordic gold brilliant uncirculated commemorative coins are limited to only 500 and 10,000 pieces respectively.

The coins, also available in a set of two, are limited to 2,000 sets. It has the iconic image of RTM's headquarters, Angkasapuri, which has a unique facade decorated with a motif based on the shape of the tongue.

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Collectors brave hot spell to queue up for special coins (www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2016/04/26/for-their-hobbys-sake-collectors-brave-hot-spell-to-queue-up-for-special-coins/)